Ok so real talk, not all animals are created equal. That might sound like a cop out but I really don't think it is, some animals have more intelligence and self awareness than others. Asking why it's ok to torture a lobster but not a dog is like asking why elephants are still used to work but you can't keep human slaves. The gap is the same.

I tend to make a quick cup of some sort of breakfast blend or earl grey in the morning, interestingly I don't drink either kind at any other time. I guess it's because I used to drink them in teabag form in the morning and it's a habit now! Rarely have more than leftovers or cereal for breakfast though, too much hassle.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't buy based on that. If anything, when a place tries to hype up how special they are without obvious basis it makes me wary. But, even though I know that, my first impression at the word still is a "good" one haha, the marketing works I guess

I've been drinking pu-erh with some tobacco notes lately, and when I looked up what other people thought of it I noticed there were some people who seemed to not even taste it, and one person who it was so strong they couldn't continue.

It made me wonder if regular smokers wouldn't just not mind it, but not notice it. Anyone have any thoughts?

I'm also interested in this! I've been thinking about using semi-spent leaves from pu-erh to make cold brews. I often can't drink enough to use up the flavor, so it would be a good way to extend the tea further

This guy was raised British since he was 5 years old, I wouldn't call that being Japanese.

And even aside from that, isn't it kind of racist to assume because a culture he belonged to did concurring in the past, he also is responsible for it? There might be criticism to be made here, but I don't think dragging that in is the correct response.

It's important to remember tea is a full on hobby for a lot of people here, and like any hobby there will be people more and less deep into it. I don't think someone should feel bad about having it be their main hobby, but at the same time someone shouldn't feel bad about being super relaxed about it either. It just is what it is.

I believe this fully, I'm in the age range they mention, and tea is pretty "normal" for a lot of people I know. Someone my age is much more likely to want to try some tea when they see my set up, as opposed to someone older who tends to comment on it and leave it at that

I'd say more anti-hipster, since it's so popular, and I was being obnoxiously hipster myself in my refusal to watch it. It was really good though so I took back everything I ever said about it after I watched.